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News: Mind, Brain And Emotion
Mind, Brain and Emotion
New Emotional Style Questionnaire Shows Promise in Capturing Healthy Emotionality
September 3, 2019
The Center for Healthy Minds introduces a new measure that captures people's emotional style that shows promise as a valuable tool for research and clinical purposes.
Well-Being in Adults
Long-term Meditators May Be Perceived Differently by Strangers Than Those Who Don’t Meditate, Says New Study
August 28, 2019
New research from the Center points to evidence that long-term meditators may be perceived by strangers as less neurotic, more mindful, more conscientious and more comfortable in their own skin.
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Center Welcomes New Faculty Member Melissa Rosenkranz
August 21, 2019
The Center for Healthy Minds welcomes new faculty member Melissa Rosenkranz, who studies neural-immune and biochemical mechanisms by which individual differences in response to emotion alter resilience against disease, as well as the impact of meditation practice on these mechanisms.
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Mindfulness Not Straightforward for Reducing Impulsive Behaviors, Says New Study
August 19, 2019
New research from the Center suggests that mindfulness training in experienced meditators as well as in people new to meditation does not lower certain aspects of impulsivity.
Research Findings
Mindfulness Training Strengthens Connection Between Brain Networks for Attention Control and Mind-Wandering
August 13, 2019
New research from the Center shows that mindfulness training leads to improvement in networks in the brain that are important for attentional control of mind wandering
Well-Being in Adults
Faith in action: Loka Initiative brings faith leaders and scientists together
July 23, 2019
The faithful are powered by belief; scientists demand proof. What if the two groups joined forces to protect the earth? That's the goal of the Loka Initiative